The Street Painting ArtistWritten by Maricon Williams
Artists from different part of globe go to street painting festivals – to paint it red. With chalks, pastels and paints in their hand, artists transform street into a palate for all.Jay Schwartz during an interview said that “Street painting is an extension of my fine art background. My initial exposure to medium was as a student at UCSB. I stumbled into role of street painter by accident. The purity, tradition, and inspirational qualities are my main attractions to medium. My approach to street as canvas is much like any other visual communication problem: start with a strategy (subject matter, diagrams, keylines, etc.) and infuse my style into project, all while trying to maintain an overall view of big picture. For most part street painting is unique, mainly because of physicality of medium. I make a lot of my own chalks, so I can use colors that can't be reproduced through any other medium. One of best among street painters is Manfred Stader who specialized himself in pastel. It is with self-manufactured pastel chalks that he paints copies of masters like Corregio, Bronzino, Bouguereau and many others.
| | Self Service Digital Printing KiosksWritten by Nash Ville
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